Carter Hemion, Creative Director
Carter Hemion (any/all pronouns) is the Founder and Creative Director of Alder Arts. They created it with a vision to encourage community engagement with art as as a means of documentation and care for the world around us. Carter has been making art their whole life, and they illustrate the outside world to document life and inspire sustainability in all forms. Carter believes that rest, self-care, and collective care are integral to sustaining ourselves so that we can take care of our communities.
Luna, Office Assistant
Luna, our Office Assistant, always has her paws on the keyboard. She consults on the creative process, coordinates break times, and makes sure paint water is never left unsupervised.
Creating with Visual Snow Syndrome
Carter lives with a number of medical diagnoses, but the one that impacts how they see their subjects most is visual snow syndrome. This neurological condition causes them to see visual snow 24/7, even with their eyes closed, like the static on an old TV screen or trying to see through a snowstorm. They also experience seeing floaters, afterimages of everything they look at superimposed on their vision, bright flashes of light, and other symptoms.